Laurence Fishburne
Laurence FishburneA sometimes intense actor, Fishburne was born July 30, 1961, in Atlanta, Ga. He began acting in childhood, making his movie debut in Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975). At 16, he was cast as Clean in Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now, leading to further roles in Coppola films and in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple.

Fishburne made a strong impression in two influential early-1990s films (Boyz N the Hood and What's Love Got to Do With It?), both times playing husband to Angela Bassett. As Tina Turner's husband Ike in the latter, he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar; he has also won a Tony and an Emmy.

Children of the '80s know him as Cowboy Curtis from "Pee Wee's Playhouse"; to a later generation of young movie fans, he is Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy. Other notable Fishburne films include School Daze, Higher Learning, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Event Horizon and Mystic River.

Featured Movies
  • Event HorizonEvent Horizon

    In 2040, an explorer vessel known as the Event Horizon went missing beyond deep-space boundaries. Seven years later, the ship sends a garbled signal back to Earth that sounds a lot like a cry for help. A rescue ship led by Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) is dispatched to investigate, but... Read More

  • CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Utilizing state-of-the art forensic technology, Gil Grissom (William Petersen), Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) and fellow detectives with the Las Vegas Police Department's Crime Scene Investigations bureau skillfully solve Sin City's most baffling murder cases. In each episode of this crime... Read More

  • Deep CoverDeep Cover

    In the Los Angeles empire of cocaine dealer David Jason (Jeff Goldblum), undercover cop Russell Stevens (Laurence Fishburne) is a rising star. The trouble is, the deeper Stevens gets, he has a tougher time figuring out who's worse: the criminals he's setting up or his colleagues. Packed with plenty... Read More

  • HoodlumHoodlum

    In this gangland epic, black gangs in 1930s New York City battle the Italian mob for control of the Harlem numbers racket. Laurence Fishburne plays the Harlem boss tasked with protecting the business from mafioso Dutch Schultz and his violent crew. Read More

  • Always Outnumbered, Always OutgunnedAlways Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

    After getting out of prison, convicted murderer Socrates Fortlow (Laurence Fishburne) begins building a new life in a crumbling Los Angeles neighborhood, where he struggles to stay out of trouble amid an aura of desperation. Award-winning filmmaker Michael Apted (best known for his groundbreaking... Read More

All Laurence Fishburne Movies
Contagion (2011)
PG-13
Thurgood (2011)
TV-14
Predators (2010)
R
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (2010)
NR
Armored (2009)
PG-13
Black Water Transit (2009)
NR
21 (2008)
PG-13
Tortured (2008)
R
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Fantastic Four 2
PG
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007)
TMNT
PG
Bobby Z (2007)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
R
Five Fingers (2006)
R
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
MI3
PG-13
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
PG
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
R
Tiger: The Authorized DVD Collection (2004)
NR
Mystic River (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
The Matrix: Reloaded (2003)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Biker Boyz (2003)
PG-13
A Century of Black Cinema (2003)
NR
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)
NR
Osmosis Jones (2001)
PG
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
R
The Matrix: Revisited (2001)
NR
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV-14
Michael Jordan to the Max: IMAX (2000)
NR
Once in the Life (2000)
R
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
PG-13
The Matrix (1999)
R
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1998)
R
Event Horizon (1997)
R
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
PG
Hoodlum (1997)
R
Fled (1996)
R
Higher Learning (1995)
R
Just Cause (1995)
R
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
PG-13
Othello (1995)
R
Bad Company (1995)
R
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Innocent Moves
PG
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
R
Deep Cover (1992)
R
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Class Action (1991)
R
King of New York: Special Edition (1990)
R
Cadence (1990)
PG-13
Decoration Day (1990)
PG
Red Heat (1988)
R
School Daze (1988)
R
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987)
R
Gardens of Stone (1987)
R
Pee-wee's Playhouse: Vol. 2 (1987)
NR
Band of the Hand (1986)
R
Pee-wee's Playhouse: Vol. 1 (1986)
NR
Quicksilver (1986)
PG
The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13
Death Wish 2 (1982)
R
Apocalypse Now / Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier
R
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1974)
PG

 
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